Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Find the middle sound): Say the word in three parts: p – i – g. The middle sound is the vowel: a (cat), e (hen), i (pig), o (dog), u (sun). Try each vowel in the gap: only one makes the word in the picture.
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- 1.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) cat (c) dot
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) log (c) cat
- 4.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 5.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pig (c) web
- 7.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) map (c) zip
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) map (b) sun (c) log
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) gem (b) lip (c) rat
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bus (b) six (c) gem
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 14.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 15.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) rat (c) tub
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) web (c) six
- 18.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bus (c) dog
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) box (c) bus
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pan (b) zip (c) pen
- 22.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) bat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pin (b) tap (c) gem
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) can (c) dog
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) ten (c) lip
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pin (b) net (c) cat
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) dot (b) nut (c) pig
- 29.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) cup
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) red (c) cat
- 32.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) run (b) hen (c) bin
- 34.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) van (b) box (c) web
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) run (b) dog (c) map
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) map (b) red (c) hug
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) gem (b) box (c) van
- 39.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 40.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- e
- bin
- bin
- e
- i
- pig
- e
- map
- sun
- lip
- u
- six
- e
- o
- u
- tub
- web
- o
- rat
- box
- zip
- u
- bat
- tap
- can
- ten
- cat
- nut
- a
- dog
- six
- a
- bin
- i
- web
- run
- map
- box
- u
- a
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